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’Ak’ah ła’ dishhį́įhgo baa naashá.
lard some 3-1-melt.I 3-to 1-go.CIShichʼéʼé kinaasdaʼgo bitsiiʼ shá beʼdíítłʼóół. Tʼáásh ʼáko?
1-daughter 3-reach.puberty.P-GO 3-hair 1-for 3-2-tie.F just-Q okay
listen
When my daughter has the puberty ceremony, will you tie her hair for me?
bookmark- Request, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -á for, for the benefit offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- t’áá justfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
’Aoo’, ’ashdladigóó ’oolkiłgo ’áádę́ę́’ shił ná’ílwod.
yes five-at-toward clock-GO there-from 1-with 3-return.P
listen
Yes, I drove back from there at 5 o’clock.
bookmark- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
- -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- transportation
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- na‘oolwoł return
’Ashiiké yázhí nináádaa’né.
boys young pl-3-play.R’Atsį́’ísh ’éí doodaii’ łóó’ísh nínízin?
meat-Q or fish-Q 3-2-want.NI’Éí naanishígíí haa nízahdę́ę́’ binanilnishgo hoolzhiizh?
that work-ÍGÍÍ how 3-long.N-past 3-2-work-GO time.move.P’Ólta’góó daats’í deeshááł doodaii’ jooł bee nideeshneeł.
school-toward maybe 1-walk.F or ball 3-with 1-play.F’Ólta’góó deínóhkááh.
school-toward pl-2dpl-go.pl.PROGAsdzą́ą́ yázhí bichidí doondó’ ndi naalnish da.
woman little 3-car not.even but 3-work.P NEGBéésh hataałí t’áádoo de nídíłki’í.
radio NEG up 2-volume.turn.I-ÍBįįh bił da’doołdǫǫh.
deer 3-with pl-2dpl-shoot.IBéeso ła’ nich’į’ nidoolyééł t’ahádą́ą́’ ’ałtso nanilnish.
money some 2-toward 2-3-pay.F before.thus all 2-work.ICh’ééh jiyáán náánááshdą́ą́’.
watermelon again-1-eat.RCh’iyáán t’óó ’ahayóí ndi tó ’ádin.
food lots but water 3-none.NICh’į́į́góó ch’ééh tádííyá.
fail in.vain 1-go.PChidí bits’ą́ą́’ niiltłago t’óó yíyooyił.
car 3-from 3-stop.P-GO just 3-3-push.ProgChidí łizhinígíí doodago łigaaígíí daats’í nahideeshnih?
car black-nom or white-nom perhaps 3-2-buy.FChidí ’ániidígíí beít’ą́ą́ léi’ ’áyąąńda bił dahózhǫ́.
car new-ÍGÍÍ 3-to-3-pass-bring.SRO.P since no.wonder 3-with pl-3-good.NIDah nóóljííd lágo.
up 2-jump.O don’tdidínóołkał
3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FDíí ’abíní dibé tóógóó neeshkał.
this morning sheep water-to 3-1-herd.Proghadadéélbįįd
pl-3DO-1dpl-fill.something.up.with.it.Phadazhdoołtééł
pl-3DO-4dpl-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fhadeidoołtééł
pl-3DO-3dpl-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fhadeneeshchaad
pl-3DO-3dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Phajiłgéésh
3DO-4-cut.it.out.IHáágóó lá Bíl doogááł nízin Jáan?
where-toward Q Bill 3-go.sg.F 3-want.CI JohnHádą́ą́’ dii hooghan ’íinilaa?
when-past this hogan 3-2-make.PJooł ’ahííłhan ’áádóó ’atiin dóó ’anít’i’ báhátis ’eelts’id.
ball 3-1-throw.P and.then road and fence 3-over 3-move.SRO.PKingóó déyáhą́ą́’ łá’í nidi doo bénáshniih da.
store-to 1-go.P-past but NEG 3-1-remember.CI NEG
listen
I forgot I was going to go to store.
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- łá’í ndi not even one, not a single onefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- doo expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
Naakiiskánídą́ą́’ dibé tó ła’ bá niníyį́.
two.days.ago sheep water INDEF 3-for 3-1-haul.PNáńsdzáago t’áá ’íídą́ą́’ ’ííníyą́ą’ dooleeł.
back-1-go.sg.P-GO just already INDEF-2-eat.P FUTNTUdi yee’ da’íídóółtah yéeni’ háajį́’goshį́į́ da daįįnóołta’.
NTU-at really pl-2dpl-attend.school.R contrary.to.assumption somewhere such.as pl-2dpl-study.PShá bíighah ’azee’ál’į́įdi sédá.
sun proportionate medicine 3-make.I 1-sit.SPNShidá’í éí t’óó chaha’oh ła’ nijó’aah laanaa ní.
my.uncle TOP just arbor one 4-build.O hope 2-say.PT’ááła’í naahai yę́ędą́ą́’ naanish yiséłbą́.
one year past work 3-1-earn.PT’óó k’asdidą́ą́ dóola bizgoh.
merely nearly-past bull 3-3-gore.PTó háálínídi ’ahéédidiit’ash ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo.
spring-at refl-1du-meet.F noon-GO
listen
Let’s meet at the spring at noon.
bookmark- Proposal, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- 1st person inclusive, Let’s!find in Navajo Imperatives
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo at noonfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- 1st person inclusive, Let’s!find in Navajo Imperatives
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo noon-atfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)




